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Post by sunshiney on Feb 14, 2018 7:53:29 GMT -6
akwild Aww, sawdust, that's a new one! SO cute.  killertofu Lol guys are so funny, MH was the same way, he made some comment about how this is happening sooner than expected, and I was like, we took out the BC implant months ago, why are you surprised?  AW: Beta #3 came back and could not have been better - it was 298 at 20DPO, for a doubling time again of 35 hours. We have repeat b/w and an u/s tomorrow morning (I'm surprised an u/s with such low numbers still, but they're trying to rule out ectopic). Nurse said a normal pregnancy should be 2000 by then. So we are still very cautious. But I'm hopeful it's just late implantation, baby's definitely doing everything he or she can to grow and get caught up!
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Post by Nymeria on Feb 14, 2018 8:45:36 GMT -6
Yay for a good beta sunshiney! I hope all goes well tomorrow! |
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Post by flyliceandcoffee on Feb 14, 2018 10:24:56 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 14, 2018 10:30:40 GMT -6
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Post by koritto on Feb 14, 2018 13:27:00 GMT -6
sunshiney Yay for a good beta and fingers crossed for more good news tomorrow!
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Post by akwild on Feb 14, 2018 15:11:40 GMT -6
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Post by swell on Feb 14, 2018 15:24:22 GMT -6
When is your due date? How far along are you? 9/14, 9w5d How big is baby? a jack Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? Will find out in a few weeks. Thinking blue. Any Upcoming Appointments? Had a good ultrasound a week ago, back next week for all of my bloodwork and another ultrasound Symptoms: More off and on lately -- nausea, sore breasts, far too sensitive sense of smell, and currently having trouble keeping my eyes open Milestones: Finally told parents and siblings after last week's doctor visit. Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? TW: Crazy brain has been rough after a blighted ovum last year. The good ultrasound was so reassuring, but it didn't take long to be over analyzing symptoms, high heart rate and sonogram pics. Ack! Read more: howeverithappened.proboards.com/thread/12360/weekly-check-2-12-18#ixzz577TTO9LE |
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Post by wisco on Feb 14, 2018 16:51:42 GMT -6
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Post by wisco on Feb 14, 2018 17:01:41 GMT -6
When is your due date? How far along are you? 9/06 - 10 weeks, 6 days
How big is baby? a fig
Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? Had the NIPT blood draw today. So next week we will know if we have two girls, or at least one boy!
Any Upcoming Appointments? Had an ultrasound today and babes looked perfect! We have the NT ultrasound next week.
Symptoms: Easing up a bit!
Milestones: Almost out of the first trimester!
Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? Sorry I haven’t been around much this week. My PGAL brain has been terrrible, so I’ve been trying to stay off the internet so I don’t go down a scary google spiral. And then I had some bleeding last night. Luckily I had an appointment scheduled for this morning but I didn’t sleep at all the rest of the night. I only had some brown spotting this morning, and a tiny bit of pink this afternoon.... and today’s ultrasound showed two babies who are the perfect size and have strong heartbeats. They didn’t see anything in my uterus that would cause bleeding, so my doctor said it is likely just due to placenta growth and that I need to try to relax (ha!) because there is no cause for concern...
So, I’m trying to chill and take it easy and hopefully my spotting is done! Deep breaths.
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Post by knitty on Feb 14, 2018 20:02:02 GMT -6
When is your due date? How far along are you? 10/6 6w 4d
How big is baby? chocolate chip
Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? Team green
Any Upcoming Appointments? I finally called but it looks like I may not get in until I'm almost 12 weeks because I can't take another half day off work before spring break.
Symptoms: Exhaustion and bloating mostly. If this bloating keeps up I may only wear leggings and dresses for a while.
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Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? I'm stressed because the midwives I used last time were wonderful, but I know work about a 45-60 minute drive away from their office and I don't know if I'm going to be able to schedule appointments with them without missing time at work, and I can't take time off work for appointments. I'm really hoping it works out but I'm afraid it won't and I don't know of any other midwives in the area who would be easier to get to.
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Post by Nymeria on Feb 14, 2018 20:28:38 GMT -6
wisco - Sorry for the bleeding but that's great you already had an appt today and everything looked great! knitty - I hope you can make it work sticking with the MWs you like.
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Post by pixiepink24 on Feb 14, 2018 21:01:57 GMT -6
wiscoI'm sorry about the spotting. It can be such a mind fuck. If it is any peace of mind, I had spotting the entire pregnancy with DD and she was perfect, healthy and right on time! So glad you had a great visit.
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Post by shawnspencer on Feb 14, 2018 21:04:20 GMT -6
knitty I am super bloated too. My pants hurt. Does anyone have some recs for comfy non-see through leggings?
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 15, 2018 5:20:40 GMT -6
knitty I am super bloated too. My pants hurt. Does anyone have some recs for comfy non-see through leggings? Also on that bloat boat. I like both Hue and Viv leggings that I find on Amazon. I think Macys carries them sometimes too so you can use a coupon. |
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Post by koritto on Feb 15, 2018 5:42:56 GMT -6
wisco I’m sorry for the spotting but glad you had a good appointment. When is your due date? How far along are you? 10/18 by lmp 5 weeks today How big is baby? Black peppercorn Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? Can’t wait to know but we both think girl Any Upcoming Appointments? First appt is 2/26 which is 2 weeks earlier then I expected. Symptoms: Not really anything. I can’t seem to remember when everything started with DD Milestones: Told DD and when you ask if she is going to be a big sister she says “no mama”. Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? I hate not knowing what to expect at my apppointment and that I had to randomly choose my doctor.
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Post by sunshiney on Feb 15, 2018 9:35:30 GMT -6
shawnspencer I bought these this fall and they have held up great. They're thin/light but not at all see-through (I got black, and bought spacedye for my sister). They do have some kind of topstitching that makes them slightly sporty rather than just plain leggings. I normally wear L in leggings and these M fit without being squeezy in the tummy area, but still stay up and keep their shape. I do NOT recommend Spanx leggings, thought they'd be awesome because they're so much pricier and had an embarrassing moment bending over in sight of the best man morning of the wedding and SIL decided to make a comment about it....
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Post by CharlieB on Feb 15, 2018 10:15:31 GMT -6
When is your due date? How far along are you? EDD is 9/4 – I’m 11+2
How big is baby? A brussels sprout
Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? On pins and needles to find out.
Any Upcoming Appointments? I meet my OB and hopefully hear the HB on Monday, then I have an appt for first tri screening next Thursday. I didn’t do this with DS, so I’m not sure what to expect.
Symptoms: Aside from some very sporadic nausea and headaches, I feel mostly normal. This happened pretty fast, so I’m trying to enjoy it instead of worrying. My lower abdomen is starting to feel firm, so I think the actual bump is going to make its appearance soon. Still lots of breast tenderness. And I’ve been lightly spotting on and off for the last few weeks – trying not to worry about that.
Milestones: Little boop is officially a fetus!
Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? Shout-out to my placenta for picking up some of the hormonal load so that I can feel human again.
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Post by wisco on Feb 15, 2018 10:43:50 GMT -6
CharlieB - I've also been spotting...and my doctor told me not to worry since I haven't had cramping. So exciting that you get to hear the HB next week and you'll love the first tri screening ultrasound. Babes look like little teddy bears and they dance and move with such ease since they still have a lot of room in there.
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Post by tbirdlove on Feb 15, 2018 11:17:45 GMT -6
When is your due date? How far along are you? 9/25 8w2d today
How big is baby? Wild strawberry or a raspberry
Team Pink/blue/green/don't know? Team Green
Any Upcoming Appointments? Appt with the intake nurse (the history/bloodwork appt) next week and then my first OB appt the following week
Symptoms: Symptoms have been easing up the past couple days. I'm trying not to worry..... Either the meds are finally kicking in (two weeks later? That can't be right?) or things are actually getting better. I don't know. I feel like a crazy person. Also, I am so SO bloated by the end of the day - like painfully so.
Milestones:
Rants/Raves/AW/Questions? I've also seen a pretty sharp decrease in milk supply the past couple days. I'm not sure if it's because of the Unisom, me not drinking enough water, pregnancy in general or a combination of all of the above, but it has me an emotional mess. Since my symptoms haven't seemed to be so bad the past couple days I'm going to try to cut back the Unisom today...... this could seriously backfire in my face.
I'm also AMA this time and I have no clue what to expect different as far as screenings. I opted out of all optional screenings with DS and my Dr was totally fine with that. I wonder if I'll be more strongly encouraged to do them this time because of my age. How did I get so old??!? I'm not at all worried about it, just curious how things are gonna play out.
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Post by flyliceandcoffee on Feb 15, 2018 12:09:06 GMT -6
CharlieB, wisco, add me to the list of spotting. It's SUCH a mindfuck! I've never had spotting with any other pregnancy unless it ended in a mc, so every.single.time I see any spotting I immediately start to panic. It's happened twice in the last week but gone away after an hour or so, so I'm really really really trying to stay positive and think that it's because the placenta is growing...
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Post by sunshiney on Feb 15, 2018 12:42:19 GMT -6
tbirdlove I hope your nausea does fine with less unisom, and it makes all the difference for your milk supply! wisco I'm so glad everything is looking great! PGAL brain is real, saying a prayer for your peace and joy. Praise the Lord!! There was no sign of ectopic at this morning's u/s, but also no intrauterine pregnancy found (RE said I'm at 5 weeks, although I would have thought it was 5 weeks 1 day but I guess they count it starting from the day after O?). However, that's because hCG is still too low for something to show up - it was 914, which is a doubling time of 30 hours and puts me only 1-1.5 days behind what they're looking for! Repeat u/s and b/w Monday morning, where we will definitely see a bean if baby is healthy. We are praying so hard and trying to just take one day at a time. It was a beautiful thing to watch DH's emotion as the RE reassured and congratulated him.
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Post by brenna on Feb 15, 2018 17:07:33 GMT -6
flyliceandcoffee and wisco I've had spotting/bleeding 4 times this pregnancy, including quite a bit of red blood this morning. Ultrasound showed everything looks good but it is emotionally exhausting.
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Post by wisco on Feb 15, 2018 17:21:07 GMT -6
flyliceandcoffee and wisco I've had spotting/bleeding 4 times this pregnancy, including quite a bit of red blood this morning. Ultrasound showed everything looks good but it is emotionally exhausting. It is sooooooo emotionally exhausting. My first episode happened when I got up to pee in the middle of the night, and even though it wasn’t a whole lot of blood, I almost passed out from panic. Mindfuck is the perfect way to describe it. Mine is mostly just light and brown now, but I’d really prefer if it would just stop. At least we’re all in this together! |
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Post by flyliceandcoffee on Feb 15, 2018 17:23:56 GMT -6
tbirdlove I hope your nausea does fine with less unisom, and it makes all the difference for your milk supply! wisco I'm so glad everything is looking great! PGAL brain is real, saying a prayer for your peace and joy. Praise the Lord!! There was no sign of ectopic at this morning's u/s, but also no intrauterine pregnancy found (RE said I'm at 5 weeks, although I would have thought it was 5 weeks 1 day but I guess they count it starting from the day after O?). However, that's because hCG is still too low for something to show up - it was 914, which is a doubling time of 30 hours and puts me only 1-1.5 days behind what they're looking for! Repeat u/s and b/w Monday morning, where we will definitely see a bean if baby is healthy. We are praying so hard and trying to just take one day at a time. It was a beautiful thing to watch DH's emotion as the RE reassured and congratulated him. only being about a day off based on HCG levels is great! They always tell me even a few days changes so much and I totally believe it. Unless you're doing IVF or something like that when you absolutely KNOW when your wee one should have implanted, every day matters. This is probably why don't bring people in until after 6w at my doctors and I purposefully wait till 7w just in case. with DD, she measured 10 days off! |
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Post by Nymeria on Feb 16, 2018 9:11:49 GMT -6
Sorry for all the spotting. You all already said it, but it's such a mindfuck. Hate to see so many people dealing with it even though it's not too uncommon. Hope it stops for everyone soon! Glad your numbers looked good again sunshiney and that there was no sign of ectopic. FX for more good BW and a good u/s next week! |
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